BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
07/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7119 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (41-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Kobe Bulls (54-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Baker Now 3-1 After Subduing Bulls
Bill Baker never let Kobe get something going. The Kinboshi right-hander commanded his changeup in pitching the Kites to a 1-0 win. Matoba Miwa collected his 9th save. The Kites are now 41-36, while the Bulls fall to 54-25.

Baker's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 5 strikeouts in 7 innings while allowing 3 hits. Baker goes to 3-1 on the year with 25 strikeouts.

"I was able to really locate my pitches tonight," said Baker.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 6 28
F. Muramoto 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 14 38
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .334 20 55
   f-K. Masuda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
H. Kitamura 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .260 9 42
M. Kawasaki LF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .193 8 34
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .137 3 6
   d-Z. Yoemon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 3
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 7 30
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .189 6 23
   b-Y. Hiramoto PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 2 4
   c-K. Murakami PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 0
   e-R. Okamoto RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 1
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .247 6 21
B. Baker P 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 0 0
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1 5 2 21      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for M. Kawasaki in the 8th
b - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 8th
c - K. Murakami pinch ran for Y. Hiramoto in the 8th
d - Z. Yoemon substituted for A. Goto in the 8th
e - R. Okamoto substituted for K. Murakami in the 8th
f - K. Masuda substituted for F. Tokunaga in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , F. Muramoto , H. Kitamura , M. Kawasaki , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi , Y. Hiramoto , Y. Hirata
2-out RBI: Y. Hiramoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , K. Kurosawa , Y. Hirata , B. Baker
Sac Bunt: K. Kurosawa
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kitamura (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 8 34
   c-T. Ryu PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 1 11
O. Abbott RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 4 21
T. Oto 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .319 12 44
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .290 24 64
K. Ono C 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .281 3 9
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 4 21
   e-S. Inoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .260 10 32
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Yagi 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 9
   b-T. Amano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 19
   d-M. Harada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 3 6
K. Izumi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
   a-K. Nishimura 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 1
Totals 28 0 3 0 3 8 13      
a - K. Nishimura substituted for K. Izumi in the 8th
b - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Yagi in the 8th
c - T. Ryu pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 8th
d - M. Harada substituted for T. Amano in the 9th
e - S. Inoue pinch hit for T. Ide in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurokawa (10, 6th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 2 , O. Abbott , J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oto , S. Inoue , M. Osaki 2
Sac Bunt: K. Ono 2
Team LOB: 6
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Baker W (3-1) 7.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 91 2.83   
M. Miwa SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 33 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Baker 75
Batters Faced: B. Baker 25, M. Miwa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Baker 8-8, M. Miwa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Baker 91-61, M. Miwa 33-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi L (8-1) 7.0 5 1 1 5 1 0 108 2.59   
S. Kawakami 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 0.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 59
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 31, S. Kawakami 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 14-6, S. Kawakami 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 108-59, S. Kawakami 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Baker
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 28203
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